| Nymphs
Beaver
- Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 14
- Thread - grey
- Tail - grey partridge hackle fibers
- Rib - fine gold wire
- Body - natural grey beaver underfur
- Hackle - grey partridge beard style
Bitch Creek
- Hook - nymph 3X sizes 2 - 10 wtd.
- Thread - black
- Tail - two pieces white rubber hackle
- Body - black and orange chenille woven
- Rib - fine gold wire over thorax
- Thorax - black chenille
- Hackle - brown palmered over thorax
- Antennae - white rubber hackle
Black Drake
- Hook - streamer 4X size 10
- Thread - grey
- Tail - guinea hackle fibers
- Body - natural grey beaver belly with some guard hairs
- Wingcase - black ostrich short
- Hackle - guinea hackle beard style
Black Quill
- Hook - streamer 3X size 10
- Thread - black
- Tail - med dun hackle fibers
- Body - stripped peacock quill
- Wingcase - dark mallard quill
- Thorax - muskrat fur
- Hackle - med dun hen hackle-beard style
Black Stone - Large
- Hook - streamer 4X sizes 2 - 8 wtd.
- Thread - black
- Tail - black goose biots
- Rib - flat gold tinsel
- Body - black rabbit dubbing
- Wingcase - peacock herl
- Thorax - oblack rabbit dubbing
- Legs -black hackle over thorax dense and clipped
Blue Quill
- Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 18
- Thread - black
- Tail - ringneck pheasant tail fibers
- Body - amber rabbit dubbing
- Wingcase - black goose
- Thorax - amber rabbit dubbing
- Legs - light ginger hen hackle or soft rooster
Blue Wing Olive
- Hook - snymph 2X sizes 14 - 18
- Thread - olive
- Tail - lemon woodduck fibers
- Rib - brown thread
- Body - medium olive rabbit dubbing
- Wingcase - grey goose wing quill fibers
- Thorax - med olive dubbing
- Hackle - brown partridge hackle
Breadcrust
- Hook - nymph 2X sizes 8 - 14
- Thread - black
- Body - burnt orange rabbit dubbing
- Rib - stripped ruffed grouse tail quill and fine copper wire
- Hackle - grizzly hen hackle or soft rooster hackle
Brown Bomber
- Hook - nymph 2X sizes 8 - 14, weighted
- Thread - black
- Rib - flat fine gold tinsel
- Body - dubbed natural grey beaver
- Hackle - brown partridge
Brown Drake - Lawson's
- Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 12 weighted
- Thread - brown
- Tail - dark mottled brown hen hackle fibers
- Rib - fine copper wire
- Gills - greyish brown ostrich herl
- Body - blended tannish-brown rabbit and clear antron
- Wingcase - mottled turkey wing quill
- Thorax - same as body
- Hackle - brown partridge tied spent under wingcase
Burlap
- Hook - nymph 3X sizes 4 - 10
- Thread - grey
- Tail - coastal deer hair
- Body - burlap
- Hackle - grizzly hen hackle or soft rooster hackle
Early Brown Stone
- Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 14 wtd
- Thread - tan
- Tail - ginger goose biots
- Body - medium brown rabbit dubbing
- Wingcase - dark mottled tukey quill
- Thorax - medium brown rabbit dubbing
- Legs - brown hen hackle fibers beard style.
Fledermaus
- Hook - nymph 3X sizes 6 - 10
- Thread - black
- Body - dubbed muskrat
- Wing - grey squirrel tail short
Ginger Quill
- Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 16 weighted
- Thread - tan
- Tail - ginger hackle fibers
- Rib - fine gold wire wrapped opposite body
- Body - stripped peacock quill over tan floss
- Hackle - light ginger beard style
Girdle Bug
- Hook - nymph 3X sizes 6 - 10 weighted
- Thread - black
- Tail - black rubber hackle forked
- Body - black chenille
- Legs - black rubber hackle - 3 pr equally spaced on body
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Nymph
- Hook - standard nymph hook - e.g., Mustad 3906B Tiemco 2302 sizes 8 - 16
- Thread - black
- Tail - hare's mask guard hairs
- Body - hare's ear dubbing
- Rib - fine oval gold tinsel
- Wing case - mottled turkey tail
- Thorax - hare's ear dubbing
Gray Nymph
- Hook - nymph/streamer 2X sizes 6- 14
- Thread - grey
- Tail - grizzly hackle fibers
- Body - muskrat dubbed
- Hackle - grizzly hen or soft rooster
Green Drake - Lawson's
- Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 12 weighted
- Thread - black
- Tail - brown partridge hackle fibers
- Rib - fine gold wire
- Body - blend:50% hare's ear fur, 25% hare's ear dyed gold, 25% hare's ear dyed olive
- Wingcase - white tipped turkey tail section
- Thorax - same as body
- Hackle - brown partridge beard style
Herl Nymph (Caddis)
- Hook - nymph 3X sizes 10 - 16 weighted
- Thread - black
- Body - peacock herl
- Thorax - black ostrich herl
- Legs - black hackle fibers beard style
Latex Caddis
- Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 16 weighted
- Thread - brown
- Underbody - brown thread
- Body - latex stream - natural cream or colored with waterproof marker to match natural
- Thorax - dark brown rabbit dubbing picked out on bottom
Light Cahill
- Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 18
- Thread - cream
- Tail - lemon woodduck flank fibers
- Body - red fox (aka - sandy fox, buff fox, cream fox)
- Wing case - lemon woodduck flank fibers
- Hackle - usually none or lemon woodduck flank tips of wing case wrapped back
Little Green Rock Worm (caddis)
- Hook - streamer 3X size 8
- Thread - black
- Rib - copper wire
- Body - bright green antron yarn
- Legs - dyed green guinea hackle
- Head - black ostrich herl
March Brown (American)
- Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 14
- Thread - brown
- Tail - moose hair fibers
- Body - brown floss
- rib - stripped peacock herl
- Wing case - grey duck quill
- Thorax - peacock herl
- Hackle - brown hackle palmered over thorax-hen or soft rooster
Montana
- Hook - nymph 3X sizes 6 - 14
- Thread - black
- Tail - black hackle fibers
- Body - black chenille
- Wingcase - black chenille
- Thorax - yellow chenille
- Hackle - black hackle palmered over thorax (under wingcase)
Muskrat (Caddis)
- Hook - nymph 3X sizes 6 - 16
- Thread - black
- Body - muskrat fur
- Thorax - black ostrich herl
- Legs - guinea hackle as beard
Near "nough
- Hook - nymph 3X sizes 8 - 14
- Thread - tan
- Tail - dyed tan mallard flank (or lemon woodduck)
- Body - grey fox fur (med dun underfur) or muskrat belly
- Legs - mallard flank dyed tan (or lemon woodduck)
- Wingcase - dyed tan mallard flank clipped short (or lemon woodduck)
Otter
- Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 16
- Thread - black
- Tail - grey mallard flank fibers
- Body - otter fur
- Wingcase - grey mallard flank
- Thorax - otter fur
- Legs - grey mallard flank splayed beard
Pheasant Tail
- Hook - nymph 2X long
- Thread - brown
- Tail - ringneck cock pheasant tail fibers
- Body - pheasant tail fibers wrapped
- Rib - copper wire
- Wing case - ringneck pheasant tail fibers
- Thorax - peacock herl
- Legs - ringneck pheasant tail (tips from wingcase)
- Head - copper wire
Pink Shrimp
- Hook - shrimp hook Mustad 80250 or Tiemco 2457 sizes 12 - 18 wtd.
- Thread - pink
- Tail - fl. pink hackle fibers
- Rib - clear monofilament
- Shellback - ane strand of pearl flashabou with clear plastic over
- Body - fl. pink antron dubbing well picked out
- Antennae - fl. pink hackle fibers
Prince
- Hook - nymph 3X long
- Thread - black
- Tail - brown goose biots
- Body - peacock herl
- Rib - fine flat gold tinsel
- Wings -white goose biots
- Hackle - brown hen hackle or soft rooster
Comments - Weighted prince will incorporate several turns of soft lead wire. The bead head Prince nymph is best ties on a 2 or 3X dry fly hook to accomodate the bead head.
Quill Gordon
- Hook - nymph 2X sizes 810- 14
- Thread - olive
- Tail - two ringnech pheasant tail fibers
- Rib - brown thread
- Body - beaver belly fur (light to med-light grey)
- Wingcase - mottled turkey wing quill
- Thorax - beaver belly fur
- Legs - brown partridge hackle fibers
San Juan Worm - red
- Hook - Tiemco 2457 or Mustad 80200 size 10
- Thread - fl. red
- Body - fl. red ultra chenlle with ends burned
Simulator-peacock
- Hook - streamer 6X sizes 2 - 12
- Thread - maroon
- Tail - brown stripped goose forked
- Rib - copper wire
- Body - peacock herl
- Hackle - fornace palmered over body and clipped
Ted's Stone
- Hook - nymph 3X sizes 6 - 10
- Thread - black
- Tail - two brown goose biots
- Body - brown chenille
- Wingcase - brown chenille
- Thorax - orange chenille
- Hackle - black - palmeredover thorax
Tellico
- Hook - nymph 3X long sizes 10-16
- Thread - black
- Tail - natural guinea body feathers
- Case or shell back - ringneck pheasant tail fibers
- Body - yellow floss
- Rib - peacock herl (single strand)
- Hackle - furnace hen or webby furnace rooster hackle
Comments - Webby rooster hackles are easier to come by. Simply purchase a low grade rooster cape. The weighted version uses a few turns of soft lead wire.
White Larva (caddis)
- Hook - nymph 2X sizes 10 - 18
- Thread - brown
- Rib - fine gold wire
- Body - dirty white rabbit dubbing
- Legs - brown partridge hackle
- Head - dark brown rabbit dubbing
Zug Bug
- Hook - standard nymph hook (1X long)
- Thread - black
- Tail - short peacock sword fibers
- Body - peacock herl
- Wingcase - lemon woodduck clipped short
- Hackle - brown, usually beard style, but splayed.
Comments - One of the most popular nymph patterns going. Effective as described and tied in the bead-head manner. The wooduck flank wing case hes been replaced by mallard flank these days.
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